Rheb’s Homemade Candies

Received a mixed box of chocolates as a gift. Wow. Right up there with the best of them. (As far as top end American chocolates). If you love chocolate and you live anywhere close, you would be doing yourself an injustice if you do not stop in and buy some. (Oh yeah, just order online and have them delivered, problem solved).

I just happened to be in the area which was a coincidence because I just researched chocolate candy shops yesterday but to say their chocolate is wonderful is an understatement! Not only is their chocolate magnificent, two wonderful owners were just simply gracious. I was given so many samples (without asking) that my cravings left before I left the shop.

This place is always amazing. I haven’t had a candy from here that I didn’t like. Great for gifts ! They are a small business and it does get crowded very fast but it is well worth the wait!

Best handmade chocolates in Maryland. If you visit the Baltimore area and you love chocolate, it is a must stop.

My parents are from Baltimore, and my mom would have all our Christmas and Easter candy shipped from Rheb’s to our home in New York. It’s that special to our family. If you go to one place in Baltimore, it should be Rheb’s.

I stared out the window of my hospital room at St. Agnes for over 2 days while waiting to give birth to my daughter. In that time, I came across the glow of a red neon sign — the sign piqued my interest and after further research on my phone, I discovered it was a candy store! Unbeknownst to me, it was one of the greatest candy stores on the planet! After several ill-​fated attempts to have any one of my hospital visitors run over there to get me a treat, I vowed to pay this place a visit when I was able!
Flash forward over 3 months after said hospital stay, we were early to an appointment in the St. Agnes complex and remembered the candy store! Since we were first time visitors to the store, I will admit that it was overwhelming! As mentioned, the store is small and assuming you don’t visit frequently or come armed with a list of what you want, it’s really hard to decide what you want to fill up your box with. They had a number system, but it wasn’t being used on the day we visited (maybe because it was a weekday?). Instead, they helped customer based on the order they came in the door. We had to peak in between people for several minutes to determine what candies we wanted, but were still pretty undecided when our turn came. I still don’t remember the flavors we got (a vast assortment of the case though), but everything I have eaten so far has been pure chocolatey bliss!
Next time I am coming prepared and armed with a list of what I want (available from the website or you can pick up a small menu in the store)! And yes, I think that visit will be occurring very shortly! Part of me is sad that I am just now discovering this place, but the other part is thankful due to the number of times I visited St. Agnes and was in the proximity of Rheb’s during my pregnancy. I assume a pregnant momma in Rheb’s would have been very dangerous!

We’ve driven from the Rockville MD area up to Rhebs just for their chocolate. I’ve waited for 10 tickets ahead of me before being able to purchase. it in NO WAY bothers me though, instead the entire time I am just excited to eat the candy!
This place is like no other, everyone who is there purchasing is just as in love with the candy.
They even sold us chocolate bricks (by the pound) for some candy we wanted to make on our own.
Truly a one of a kind gem.

Ok… l adore Rheb’s chocolates and l will tell you why. Waking up Friday morning the 18^th of Dec. thinking, in my dream world, that l will walk right into Rheb’ s, grab a ticket, have maybe, 3 or 4 folks in front of me, place my Xmas order for assorted half pounds of hand selected chocolate candy goodness painstakingly prepared by a team of fantastic YOUNG ladies in their seasonally themed scrub uniforms and walk right out it about 30 minutes… NOT happening. This is how my oddessy to Rheb’s REALLY went… Woke up late, dashed out, got to Rheb’s around 9:15 am (they open at 8:30) opened the door and voilà… not only a packed house of customers but as l reached to get my all important ticket number to wait my turn for delicious goodness, l saw that l was number 75 and they were on 42! Not to be discouraged, as l had performed this feat countless times, l left to run an errand, which took me about 45 minutes, and returned… only to see that they were serving number 50! Of course there were rumblings of disgust and angst among those who had numbers after mine, but that is how it goes. As l had 25 more patrons ahead of me l decided to pull an all time display of errand running… I left Rheb’s went to Glen Blurnie, did some shopping for 90 minutes and as l hurried back with sweat beading from my upper lip, l arrived at the converted garage store front and peeked thru the store window at the ticket number display, sure that they had skipped over my coveted number 75 and l would walk away in sadness for even entertaining the notion that l could get a way with such a feat. but, alas, the red digital display showed number 72 and as l dashed in to claim my 75^th spot among those who continued their wait after me, a sense of triumph came over me. l was finally able to claim my prize of milk and dark chocolate covered assorted nuts, coconut cream, cashew and pecan patties, assorted butter creams, marshmallow cream, truffles, English toffee, chocolate covered cherries, oreos, pretzels, l could go on… they also have sugar free candies. They have pre– packaged candies that you can go in to purchase with no wait, or you can order them online for express pickup and order for Xmas beginning just after Labor Day, so if you don’t want to be in the mad, long wait to have your selections of goodness prepared the couple of weeks before Xmas, Valentines Day and the like, order online you will thank me. They also ship orders. ½ lb. box is $ 9 + tax (about 16 pieces), 1 lb. box $ 18 + tax (about 32 pieces) and the like. They have off street parking down from the store. Or if you just want to go and experience the long wait of having your little morsels of goodness hand prepared by a team of sweet ladies as you and a thousand others wait in that qaint little converted garage just off of Wilkens Ave than by all means, help yourself. Anyway you receive them, you won’t be disappointed.

Best candy in Baltimore. Everything is home-​made on the same street, the old ladies behind the counter know everything and are very friendly, and the prices are very reasonable. My dad grew up on Wilkens Avenue, so I’ve been eating Rhebs since my parents let me have candy.
Their signature «jimmy truffles» are one of my favorites, along with the dark chocolate turtles and toasted coconut clusters.

I always try and stop by Rhebs for a box of chocolate when in the area! coconut clusters are the best!!!

I live and die bye Rheb’s I always buy my moms and bestfriend candy from here for Mother’s Day and their birthday. I have brought myself candy from here the ladies that work there are sweethearts and the nicest group of women I have ever meet. I couldn’t figure out with to get the women in my family and they made a few suggestion and they loved the candies I gave them. I highly suggest going here if you want hand-​made chocolates and a good price.

I’ve been enjoying Rheb’s candies since I was very young. Everything I’ve had has been delicious. Rheb’s candies are a nice gift to give when going to someone’s house or for a present during holidays or anytime. The packaging is done nicely and you hand select and customize your order.
Rheb’s is located on Bloomfield and Wilkens Ave. The house on the immediate intersection is where the chocolates are made. The store is located just behind that on Bloomfield Ave. There is limited parking by the entrance of the store but there is an overflow parking lot located in the rear diagonally on Bloomfield Ave.

I will be ever grateful to the friend who introduced me to Rheb’s as one of her Christmas traditions. I was intrigued when she e-​mailed a whole bunch of us on year and asked what we wanted — couldn’t we just go ourselves? Then I watched as Reply-​All orders poured in. Finally, I asked if I could come with her.
«Well, okay,» she said, «But I don’t know how much time you have. I’m usually there about three hours.»
Three HOURS? For a box of chocolates?
Yes, three hours. And, years later, I’m still going with her, because it’s just such a Baltimore Event. Time passes quickly while you’re listening to the downtown accents float through the tiny chocolate-​scented space:
«Hey hon, hand me somma them chocolate pretzels?»
«It’s snowin’! Everybody go home and give your numbers to me!»
«Don’t mind me, I’m in my own little world over here.» (To which someone responded: «Best place sometimes.»)
«Sometimes these cherries run heavy.» (Pause.) «They do.»
The chocolate itself is quite good, and I love being able to buy from a local merchant. If you prefer dark, as I do, here are some options:
Marzipan Logs: green-​tinted almond paste
Karamarsh: homemade marshmallow topped with a thin layer of buttery caramel
Coconut Cluster: forget everything you think you know about coconut, and try these lightly-​toasted shreds bound together with rich chocolate. Heaven!
Peanut Butter Stix: a gourmet Butterfinger.
Molasses Sponge: this is really innovative: a tiny matrix of spun, caramelized sugar that shatters when you bite into it.
If you really want, I’ll share my secret combination for a perfect half-​pound Mixed Dark box. But I’m warning you, you’ll have to stand in line a couple of hours to get it – and you just might start a lifelong addiction of your own!

JIMMY TRUFFLES! That’s all.
Okay, maybe not. Over the years, we’ve been lucky enough to get some dark chocolate wrapped jimmy truffles (less jimmies but still very tasty) and even some Ravens color scheme jimmies. I’ve been bringing these home for friends and family, and they’ve all loved it. It’s great that this place is close to Baltimore, as it makes trips there more worthwhile and also keeps me from gaining massive amounts of weight from over-​consumption.

I learned of this place’s existence a long time ago from my mother. She used to get boxes of the jimmy truffles from my dad on special occasions, and I’d sneak them here and there. I came here for a treat for my birthday last week, and these chocolates are just as amazing as I remembered.
I got half a 1lb box of jimmy truffles and half milk chocolate caramels, along with a small bag of milk chocolate marshmallows. ALL of them were heavenly. This place is nothing short of amazing. The service was just fine, quick and decently friendly, and IMO, prices are completely reasonable. The jimmy chocolates have the same taste as they did 10+ years ago when my mom used to get them, which is great because they were already perfect back then, and still are. I can’t wait to go back for more!

Wow. And I mean WOW!
This is a legendary place for chocolates. I came looking for this place because I had a girlfriend who worked here. She told me about the chocolates and I was curious about the candies made here.
I am so glad I came because if you are in Baltimore, you should definitely come see this place.
I am not a big chocolate connoisseur nor do I have a big sweet tooth anymore but I do like my fix once in a while. Rhebs has chocolate creations that in my existence have never tasted before. They have so many boutique flavors that it makes it hard to make your choice to fill a box.
COCONUT CLUSTERS — What the hell do they put in these??? OMGGGGG… the 2^nd time I came, I bought a box twice the size and filled half the box with these insanities.
CARAMEL with Sea Salt — another wow… I love caramel and the last caramel with sea salt that I tried, I asked, «why would you do that?» ANSWER SOLVED… because you have to try it RHEB style!!!
Look seriously, I could go on and on. I almost finished the first box on the ride home. Please do yourself a favor and find this Baltimore gem!

Rheb’s is a great family place. My mom’s been going here since the 80s and we go every Christmas to buy boxes of chocolate for family members and gifts. It’s always really crowded and there’s never enough parking. You have to park down the street in a lot because there isn’t parking outside the store.
We don’t bother with the «choose your own» mixes because honestly, the wait isn’t worth it. You can be there for hours if you go on the wrong weekend. Hit up the premade express line on the left when you walk in — you can grab as many boxes as you want. Milk, Dark, Mixed, all nuts, no nuts. they’ve got it! And get some of their non-​pareils too. Their dark chocolate is heaven! Prices keep going up each year, so be prepared for an increase. The ladies are always friendly and keep it moving as quick as they can. It’s an institution!

Definitely a Baltimore staple.
When my grandmother was alive, it was Rheb’s…and only Rheb’s…the Jimmy truffle to be exact. One pound will set you back $ 16.50 plus tax.
very reasonable prices… large selection… complimentary gift wrap available… customer service is of the classic Balmer-​hon-​style (quick and sharp without being rude). The lines can be long, but that’s because everyone who is from Baltimore knows that Godiva, Lindt, etc. just aren’t as good. Never had a piece of chocolate from Rheb’s bloom on me.
If you’re using mapquest to find this place, the physical address of the retail store is not 3352 Wilkens. The shop is in a small cottage located behind (around the bend) of 3352 Wilkens.

Rheb’s is a family tradition. The best candy you can find anywhere! Many different chocolates to choose from. Order online if you want candy near a holiday for lines will be out the door and around the corner and parking is limited. I think the lines are apart of the tradition. The Jimmy truffles are melt in your mouth delicious.

This is a classic place!
Growing up in Baltimore, this was the place my mother would go to for special chocolates for Christmas and Easter. Much better than any mass produced chocolates you can find anywhere! These are handmade and made with love… from Baltimore! mmmm!